Window-shade and curtain-rod bracket



C. P. NEWTON WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Oct. 27, 1925' Filed June 16. 1924 frzaazziar Patented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED srm as CASS P. NEWTON, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

W NDOW-SHADE 'AND cuwrA-m-non BRACKET.

Application filed June 16,1924. Serial No. 720,364.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CAss P. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Des Moines, in the county'of Polk and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and useful Window-Shade and Curtain-Rod Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable and inexpensive combination bracket for holding a window shade and curtain rod.

More specifically it is my object to provide an improved bracket for supporting the various designs and sizes of curtain rods.

A further object is to provide a combined window shade and curtain rod bracket, which may be formed of stamped sheet metal.

My invention consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of window and window opening from the interior of the building showing my improved brackets fastened to the window frame and the manner in which they hold in combination the window shade and curtain rod.

Figure 2 is a perspective View of one of the brackets showing an opening designed to receive a lug on one end of the window shade, a notch to receive the curtain rod and a tongue to retain the rod.

Figure 8 is also a perspective view of one of the brackets showing a slot designed to receive the lug on the other end of the window shade, a notch to receive the curtain rod and a tongue to retain the rod.

The numeral 10 indicates a top member of a window frame of the ordinary construction.

My improved brackets are designated generally by the numeral 11. They are made in rights and lefts and stamped from sheet metal. The base member of these brackets is designated by the numeral 12 having openings 13 for screws, and whereby they may be fastened in their respective places on the window frame 10. One side of the base member is provided with a laterally extending arm member 14, said member of the right bracket having an opening 15, as shown in Figure 2, designed to receive the lug on one end of the window shade and the said member of the left bracket having a slot 16, designed to receive the square shaped lug of the other end of the window shade as shown in Figure 3.

The windowshade proper is designated by the numeral 21. Near the extremity of these arm members and beyond the slot is a notch 17 designed to receive a curtain rod upon which may be suspended lace curtains or the like. This notch is comparatively wide at its opening, and tapering to a point at its bottom, thus making the bracket adaptable to the various sizes of curtain rods and securely retaining the same from rattling and noise caused by wind, etc.

An additional method of securely retaining the curtain rod from movement, and esspecially vertical movement,is by the projection 18 within the notch 17. These projections or tongues are left within the notch when the complete device is being stamped out. It is found advisable to cut them back into the arm member 14 to 19 so that they may be bent out of the way more easily, to allow the curtain rod to enter the notch. After the curtain rod is placed in the notches, these projections are bent over the rod as shown in Figure 1, and are held securely in place. The curtain rod is designated generally by the numeral 20. The different methods of bending these projections are illustrated in Figures 2 and 3.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a simple, economical and durable combined curtain rod and window shade bracket, and an improved method of holding the curtain rod in the bracket.

I claim as my invention:

A bracket for window shades and curtain rods formed complete of a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a base portion formed with screw openings and a part extended substantially at right angles thereto for receiving a window shade and a curtain rod, and having formed therein nearest the base member a suitable opening to receive a Window shade and at its outer end being formed with a substantially V-shaped notch, the material at the inner edge of the V- shaped notch being formed With an integral 5 tongue normally projecting across the V- shaped notch and capable of being bent or twisted to overlap a curtain rod to prevent its upward movement, said tongue being of sufliciently heavy material to normally retain its position and prevent upward movement of the curtain rod without any additional fastening devices.

CASS P. NEXVTON. 

